Vladimir Yastreboff — CTO
I am a senior cybersecurity executive with a 20+ year track record of blending big-bank scale, builder speed, and hands-on technical innovation. My career is defined by building and scaling resilient security functions for global technology leaders and complex financial institutions, seamlessly bridging the gap between deeply technical security operations and board-level risk management. Most recently, I spent over four years at Atlassian, where I built the enterprise Security Testing capability and and Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function from the ground up. I authored the Atlassian's Security Risk Management Framework (RMF), owned the SecGov Strategy & Northstar, led our first AI Risk Assessment and wrote cybersecurity board reports which directly drove risk-based executive decisions. Prior to this, I dedicated over 15 years to Westpac, where I scaled one of Australia’s largest and most mature offensive security programs across AppSec, vulnerability management, penetration testing and red teaming. I was the Bank lead for Australia’s first regulator- led cyber resilience / Red Team (CORIE) . Beyond governance and strategy, I remain deeply engaged with the technical landscape and emerging technologies. I actively pioneer AI risk assessments and experiment with AI-driven development tools to build custom, automated workflows. I am currently seeking my next executive challenge as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or senior security leader, where I can drive enterprise-wide security strategy, foster a culture of resilience, and build world-class, high-velocity security teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity executive specializing in enterprise risk management and offensive security.
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Experience: 24 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Governance, Risk Management, And Compliance (grc)
Career Highlights
- Built enterprise security capabilities from the ground up.
- Pioneered AI risk assessments for next-gen tools.
- Led cybersecurity board reporting for executive decisions.
Work Experience
Atlassian
Head of Security Testing and Head of Security Governance, Risk and Compliance (Cyber GRC) (4 yrs 4 mos)
Westpac
Head of Security Assessment Services (9 yrs 1 mo)
Senior Commercial Vendor Manager [Secondment] (7 mos)
Head of Security Testing (1 yr)
Information Security Manager (2 yrs 4 mos)
Senior Consultant - Security Services Management (1 yr 7 mos)
Senior Consultant - Security Strategy & Governance (2 yrs 8 mos)
Deloitte
Consultant (3 yrs 4 mos)
Education
B IT / B LLB at University of Wollongong